Updated September 15, 2023 by the ABC7 Data Team

ABC7 is tracking crime and safety across the city of Chicago and in your neighborhood.

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Vehicle Thefts
31,001

Last 12 months
Through September 06

Average Vehicle Thefts
14,003

Yearly average
2020 to 2022

Vehicle Theft Rate
1150

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Vehicle Theft Rate
519

Per 100,000 people
2020 to 2022


Vehicle thefts over the last 12 months are up 121% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to Chicago Police Department data through September 06.

The city averaged 596 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 173 a week.

The totals included here are for theft of a motor vehicle, and do not include thefts of parts of vehicles or thefts from vehicles.

A closer look at Chicago vehicle thefts by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at the Chicago Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through September 06, 2023.

The map color codes each neighborhood by the vehicle theft rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with vehicle theft rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of vehicles stolen.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.